Joe Mixon wasn't allowedto showcase his NFL draft stock at the Combine. It didn't matter one bit, because back on his college football field, he made up for lost time.What Mixon did at Oklahoma pro day on Wednesday wasn't enough tomake any of the league talentevaluators forget why he wasn't invited to Indianapolis. But for some, it further complicated the decision of if and when to draft him in April.Mixon wowed most by running the 40-yard dash in 4.43 seconds, but he also delivered a 35-inch vertical jump, a 4.25-second short shuttle and 9-foot, 10-inch broad jump. Combining that with his measurements of 6-1, 228, he looked like he belonged right there with all the top running back prospects in the 2017 YA Tittle Jersey cla s.Joe Mixon's 4.43 40.Live stream/results https://t.co/xRORfh82iV pic.twitter.com/idqnH7vx3o Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) March 8, 2017Watching that won't make the NFL teams that took Mixon off their boardswhen that othervideo of him a saulting a woman surfaced during his final Sooners season suddenly add him back.Those coaches and general managers, maybe withunofficial orders from their owners, have it easy.It got extremely tougher, however,for the reported 24 teams that were ready to meet with Mixon in Norman, in what played out like both his personal workout and interview se sion. Per theNFL Network's Aditi Kinkhabwala, the Lions, Saints, Bengals and Browns were among the strongest suitors, having talked to Mixon on Tuesday.MORE: 2017 NFL Mock DraftBefore we go further, this compares nothing to the league's most publicized domestic violence-related incidents. Ray Rice was a fading veteran, making it a no-brainer for the Ravens to cut him. Greg Hardy was a malcontent, and once he showed the Cowboys little production or change, he was done Ray-Ray Armstrong Jersey . Josh Brown was a good,experiencedkicker, but it wasn't hardfor theGiants to eventually justfind another.For the better pointof reference, look at last year's draft. Tyreek Hillcame in with a simliar black mark and was deemed undraftable. He too had no Combine, and worse, had to rebuildhis valueafter coming out of aDivision II program, West Alabama.The Chiefs made the call, however, to take HIllin the fifth round, and despite all the heat they took for it, landed a speedy All-Pro return specialist and offensive cog that was key to them winning the AFC West. All things considered, before the reward, they took only a small risk.HIll, because of a difficult position to project and that small-school status, had other reasons to slide. With Mixon, theon-field evidence suggests he should be in the conversation as the thirdrunning back draftedthis year, behind only LSU's Leonard Fournette and Florida State's Dalvin Cook.It's now a staring contest Vance McDonald Jersey between the teams still willing to select Mixon. Take him too high, say second round, and be prepared for the major, deservedbacklash. Take him too low, and risk another team walking away with talent you covetedandcould have had earlier.In the end, it's best for a team that's in theMIxon mixto just take him where he's graded. There's no more fooling anyone, many teams are willing to throw character out the window for a player who will help them with winning.Take the Lions,who already have been called out for their Mixon connection at the Combine, well before po sibly maybedrafting him. If they like Mixon at No. C J Beathard Jersey 53 overall, they should pickhim there.Hidingit for a round or two to keep up appearances only looks worse.MORE: What we learned from the 2017 NFL CombineIt's appropriate Mixon's workout compared favorablyto what Ezekiel Elliott did last year. The Cowboys, after drafting Elliott, learned in July that a woman had filed a caseaccusing him of a sault, an alleged incidentthe NFL is still investigating.Do you think that's making Jerry Jones and Dallas' bra s have any doubts about their decision to take Elliott at No. 4? Nope. His rushing totals and their 13-3 record during his rookie season stand out a lot more as the probe starts to fade.Consider the NFL's facade ofblackballing Mixon to be finished. The reality is, he's going to go a lot higher than the league would like.